WHERE IS MALAYSIA?
Malaysia is one of the countries located in Asia, particularly Southeast Asia, which lies just north of the Equator. Malaysia is neighbours with countries like Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei and Phillipines. Malaysia is composed of two noncontinuous region, which are East Malaysia and West Malaysia. With a total of 13 states, 2 of them are located in East Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak) on the Island of Borneo, bordering the country of Brunei and Phillipines. The remaining 11 states are located in West Malaysia, including Perlis, Perak, Kedah, Pulau Pinang, Kelantan, Pahang, Terengganu, Johor, Melaka, Selangor, Putrajaya and the capital state, the Federal Teritory of Kuala Lumpur.
A Brief history of malaysia
In summary, Malaysia’s history is said to have started from the Sultanate of Malacca which was around 1400 AD. Malacca emerged as a glorious Government because of its strategic location which was the meeting point between East Asia and the Middle East. In 1511, Malacca fell into the hands of the Portuguese and that was the beginning of the colonial era in Malaya. After that, Malaya fell into the hands of the Dutch in 1641 and British in 1824 through the Anglo–Dutch Treaty. The British intervention had aroused dissatisfaction among the local population. Among the heroes that went against the colonialists were Dol Said, Tok Janggut, Datuk Bahaman, Rentap, Dato Maharajalela, Rosli Dobi etc.
At the end of 1941, they were jolted by the Japanese landing which brought Malaya to another colonial era. Japan had occupied Malaya until 1945 before surrendering as a result of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Japanese resignation has given space to the Communist Party of Malaya (PKM) to control Malaya. PKM did not succeed Malaya and the British returned powerful. On 1st April 1946, The British established the Malayan Union. However, this idea got a fight from the Malays for abolition the royal institutions and the Malays privileges.
The emergence of Tunku Abdul Rahman in forming the Alliance Party had started to open the eyes of British to allow the Malayans to govern their own country. The unity between the three major ethnic groups namely Malays, Chinese and Indians led to the London Agreement that was signed on 8 February 1956 and had given signs that Malaya will achieve independence on 31 August 1957. In 1963, MALAYSIA was officiallly formed with the merging of 3 colonies, namely Malaya, Singapore, Sabah and Sarawak. In 1965, Singapore officially seperates from Malaysia to become an independant nation.
Source: Malaysia 2016 (Department of Information)
At the end of 1941, they were jolted by the Japanese landing which brought Malaya to another colonial era. Japan had occupied Malaya until 1945 before surrendering as a result of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Japanese resignation has given space to the Communist Party of Malaya (PKM) to control Malaya. PKM did not succeed Malaya and the British returned powerful. On 1st April 1946, The British established the Malayan Union. However, this idea got a fight from the Malays for abolition the royal institutions and the Malays privileges.
The emergence of Tunku Abdul Rahman in forming the Alliance Party had started to open the eyes of British to allow the Malayans to govern their own country. The unity between the three major ethnic groups namely Malays, Chinese and Indians led to the London Agreement that was signed on 8 February 1956 and had given signs that Malaya will achieve independence on 31 August 1957. In 1963, MALAYSIA was officiallly formed with the merging of 3 colonies, namely Malaya, Singapore, Sabah and Sarawak. In 1965, Singapore officially seperates from Malaysia to become an independant nation.
Source: Malaysia 2016 (Department of Information)